Network Program Manager

Benefits

• Accumulated Sick Time Off

Job Title: Network Program Manager / Consultant (Temp Contract - On Site in San Francisco / Burlingame)

Number of Openings: 1

Desired

Start Date:

Oct 2026

Location: San Francisco / Burlingame CA: 4 days On Site

Duration: 2+ years 40 hours a week.

Hourly Rate: $140ph

Diamond Technology is a Technical Services company. We have client who is a large local public organization with an opening for the following position: n experienced Network Program Manager / Consultant to lead planning, vendor coordination, risk management, and execution of a major airport network infrastructure modernization program — including a 400G backbone deployment supporting mission‑critical operations. This is a highly technical program management role requiring hands‑on experience with large‑scale carrier‑grade or enterprise backbone network transformations, not general IT project management.

• 400G network deployment or upgrades
• Backbone, optical transport, or core network modernization
• MPLS transport modernization
• Comparable large-scale network infrastructure transformation efforts

• 10+ years of technical program/project management experience leading large-scale, complex enterprise technology programs
• Direct experience overseeing high-capacity network infrastructure upgrades, data center expansion programs, or MPLS transport modernization in mission-critical environments
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, architecture, vendor partners, executive stakeholders)
• Active PMP certification (Project Management Institute) required at time of application — must be verifiable
• Demonstrated experience with:
  • Risk/issue management and mitigation strategy development
  • Testing, validation, and readiness activities (lab validation, pilot deployments, field rollouts, operational acceptance)
  • Vendor relationship, SLA, and contract deliverable management
  • Design reviews, status reporting, and cross‑functional stakeholder communication
• Available on‑site a minimum of 4 business days per week for the duration of the engagement
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required security clearances, badges, and access credentials for a secure facility environment

• Develop and maintain master project plans, WBS, schedules, and program roadmaps for a multi‑phase network modernization program
• Coordinate design reviews and maintain requirements traceability across technical and business teams
• Oversee deployment sequencing, lab validation, field rollouts, and production readiness checks
• Maintain risk, issue, and dependency registers with mitigation and escalation paths
• Coordinate vendor delivery schedules and cross‑team alignment
• Lead operational readiness reviews, including runbook/SOP updates and monitoring integration
• Support hardware lifecycle planning and end‑of‑service analysis

Note:

This role is being sourced for a specific client engagement requiring the qualifications above. Candidates without direct backbone/MPLS/large‑scale network transformation experience, unfortunately, will not meet the client's minimum requirements for this opportunity.